出发 chū fā to set offto start (on a journey) Example sentences 你要几点出发去公司呢? nǐ yào jǐdiǎn chūfā qù gōngsī ne? What time do you want to go to the company? 明天九点从家里出发。 míngtiān jiǔ diǎn cóng jiā lǐ chūfā. He departs tomorrow at 9 am from home